Time study: comparison early mobilization intensive care patient (subject) with/without LIANA

Conducted with the friendly support of specialist nurses if the Barmherzige Brüder hospital, Regensburg on a test subject.

Definition of intensive care patient: A patient who requires intensive care measures for the therapy of (a) critical illness(es).

Definition of early mobilization: Mobilization of a patient within the first 72 hours after a sudden movement-restricting event.

The patient may be connected to the following: Central venous catheter, arterial blood pressure measurement, dialysis catheter, tracheal cannula, feeding tube, drains.

Bed: The bed is a commercial bed without a wheel/motor in the middle section.

Situation description of the case used for the time study:

 

Patient / Test Subject:

  • Intensive care patient with connections described on the right.
  • Patient who is in isolation due to germs.
  • Patient on circulatory support medications.

Person performing the test:
Nurse/caregiver or physiotherapist /caregiver

Measurement:
The measurement of the time was started/stopped when the staff entered/left the patient’s room.

Implementation/ Activities:
> The patient was mobilized into the mobilization seat/LIANA.
> Implementation of the measurement.
> Mobilized back to the patient’s bed.
> All monitoring cables, infusion lines were properly arranged, patient was positioned.
> Disinfection of the equipment (depending on the patient and germ load).

  Rollbrett & Mobilitätsauswahl LIANA
Activity Working time (min.) Number of personnel Total Minutes Number of personnel Total
Roller board & mobility selection 25 2 50 7 2 14
Roller board & mobility selection 10 2 20 5 2 10
Roller board & mobility selection 10 1 10 5 1 5
      80     29
Time saving per application 51min  
Labor saving per day with approx. data)  
2 Applications = 102 Min 1,7 Hrs./Day 53 Hrs./Month
3 Applications = 153 Min 2,55 Hrs./Day 79 Hrs./Month
4 Applications = 204 Min 3,4 Hrs./Day 105 Hrs./Month
5 Applications = 255 Min 4,25 Hrs./Day 132 Hrs./Month
6 Applications = 306 Min 5,1 Hrs./Day 158 Hrs./Month
7 Applications = 357 Min 5,95 Hrs./Day 184 Hrs./Month
8 Applications = 408 Min 6,8 Hrs./Day 211 Hrs./Month
9 Applications = 459 Min 7,65 Hrs./Day 237 Hrs./Month
10 Applications = 510 Min 8,5 Hrs./Day 264 Hrs./Month

Early mobilization with LIANA

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